KC Chiefs unveil new stadium for 2031
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled on Wednesday the first renderings of their new $3 billion domed stadium set to open in 2031.
The fully enclosed stadium will feature translucent panels on the ceiling with a symmetrical and curved exterior. The new stadium will also pay homage to Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs home since 1972, and will seat around 70,000 people with a scalloped upper deck in the end zones.
The Chiefs announced in late December that they were moving from their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium across the Kansas-Missouri state line. The move came after Kansas lawmakers voted to allow the state to issue a little more than $2.4 billion in bonds to cover about 60% of the cost of the stadium, a new training facility and retail and entertainment space.
The stadium will be built in Kansas City, Kansas, near Kansas Speedway and a retail district known as The Legends. The area is also home to Sporting Park, the home of MLS club Sporting Kansas City, and a minor league baseball stadium.
Clark responds to firing
Ryan Clark pushed back against a TMZ report that he "wasn't forced" off the air after reportedly being dismissed during Monday's episode of ESPN's NFL Live.
Clark wrote Wednesday on social media that he had asked the network "should I be done now?"
"The answer was 'yes,'" Clark concluded.
The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported Wednesday that Clark was informed of his firing while the show was on the air. Clark was not present for the episode's closing segment.
Clark has worked as an analyst on ESPN shows including NFL Live as well as First Take, Get Up and SportsCenter. He won a Sports Emmy for his work with the network in 2023.
A former NFL safety, Clark played 13 pro seasons after being signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants in 2002. He went on to total 16 interceptions and 938 tackles over 177 NFL games.
He spent the majority of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2011.
Clark began making guest appearances on ESPN while playing for Pittsburgh and Washington in the final two seasons of his playing career.
Rookie QB signs
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Carson Beck on Wednesday, one day before the team has its first practice of training camp.
The 24-year-old Beck looks as if he'll be part of a three-man quarterback competition when training camp begins on Thursday, facing off against veterans Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. Kedon Slovis is also on the roster. The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Mike LaFleur.
Beck was drafted in the third round out of Miami after leading the Hurricanes to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff last season.
The Cardinals have now signed all of the players in their most recent draft class.
Patience in Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers face the start of the season without their starting offensive tackles, but general manager Dan Morgan remains optimistic.
He believes the team is building on last season's momentum when they ended a seven-year playoff drought. Left tackle Ickey Ekwonu and right tackle Taylor Moton are both sidelined with injuries. Rookie Monroe Freeling and veteran Rasheed Walker are stepping in. Morgan is confident in the team's depth and culture.
Trouble with the law
ONTARIO, Canada-- Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams was arrested in Canada recently on weapons charges.
The 25-year-old was charged with possession of a firearm obtained in a crime, possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm, no license while in possession of a loaded firearm and possessing a prohibited device, according to an online release from the Durham Regional Police Service in Ontario.
Adams was one of four people arrested. Adams' attorney Adam Weisberg said in a statement that Adams is "completely innocent in this matter."